by John D. Pierce | Oct 3, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
Many of today’s boldly proclaimed beliefs—masked as Christianity—are birthed through the narrow canal of fear. This exceeding high birth rate follows a pattern, a particular lineage. Cultural changes are the beaming grandparents out of which the offspring of fear is...
by John D. Pierce | Sep 26, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
Fisher Humphreys is a Christian theologian. And I mean that in more than one way. He is a thoughtful, careful and insightful theologian concerning the nature of God and other Christian beliefs. Also, he is a humble, faithful practitioner of the Christian faith who...
by John D. Pierce | Sep 12, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
The poetic beauty of the 13th chapter of 1 Corinthians has made it one of the better known and more widely read portions of Christian scriptures. Deemed “the love chapter,” it is a staple reading at weddings— and a favored text for preaching. The apostle Paul’s...
by John D. Pierce | Sep 5, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
It’s not a new idea: We reap what we sow. At least as old as the writing of Galatians 6:7, it is a timeless principle. When it comes to the relationship between hostile rhetoric and violent wrongdoings, the early apostle’s words provide a better perspective than...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 29, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
White Americanized Christians are easily seduced. They are drawn in large numbers to authoritarian personalities like squirrels to a freshly-filled bird feeder. Some slick-talking autocrat can stir up fear — and then offer himself as the one to save them from it. And...
